The NFL season rolls on in primetime as the Ravens face the Bills on Sunday Night Football. To get you ready, we’ve built the ultimate FanDuel NFL DFS cheat sheet. Backed by Stokastic’s elite NFL DFS projections, ownership data and advanced Sims, we’ve simulated thousands of outcomes to arm you with the top NFL DFS Picks for Week 1.
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FanDuel NFL picks accurate as of publish time. We’ll update our picks as the week progresses, but for real-time insights, make sure to check out Stokastic’s Showdown NFL DFS projections.
FanDuel NFL DFS Picks: Week 1 Sunday Night Football Cheat Sheet
| Tier | MVP | AnyFLEX |
|---|---|---|
| Superstar | Josh Allen $20,400; 32.67 Lamar Jackson $19,800; 32.41 Derrick Henry $19,200; 21.28 Zay Flowers $15,000; 17.67 | James Cook $10,400; 11.84 |
| High | Mark Andrews $8,600; 9.07 Khalil Shakir $9,400; 10.18 | |
| Medium | Tyler Bass $7,200; 9.30 | |
| Low | Dalton Kincaid $5,400; 7.55 Keon Coleman $4,800; 7.12 |
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